00:04As we all small spaces, the challenge was to make it seem bigger.
00:14I wanted to create continuity and fluidity between the spaces,
00:19to create a simple natural design with warm and durable materials.
00:29I think it's important to have fun when decorating your home.
00:33I love natural, graphic materials and adding a small touch of eccentricity.
00:48The apartment is located in Jourdain, next to Belleville area,
00:53in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
00:56This area is a bit like a village, with a beautiful church,
01:00a lively neighbourhood life, and not far from Les Butromont, a famous park in Paris.
01:07The building was constructed at the end of the 18th century.
01:11It was built as a residential block.
01:15It's very beautiful with its stone facade and old mouldings.
01:22My client had some specific ideas about the layout he wanted.
01:27The light was an important consideration in this project, as the apartment was quite dark.
01:33The glass wall between the dining room and the bedroom is currently trendy and often asked by my clients.
01:42But for this project, I wanted to design it in a way that it looks like it has always been
01:48a part of the apartment.
01:54When we first found the apartment, it was poorly maintained and lacked soul.
02:00The apartment was previously used as a share house, so there were no common spaces.
02:07There were two bedrooms, a common toilet and a small kitchen.
02:13We totally changed the floor plan and removed all of the inside walls.
02:19We created a new kitchen by the entrance of the apartment.
02:23A bedroom with a large ensuite bathroom and separate toilet.
02:27And a cozy living room with a central dining room.
02:48The apartment opens up directly to the kitchen, so a part of the kitchen is also the entrance.
02:55Coats and outerwear can be hung on the hooks behind the front door.
03:01The kitchen is along the wall.
03:03It is quite large for this size apartment and equipped with everything you need.
03:11The kitchen counter is made from oak and I put some textured white tiles for the backsplash.
03:19There is a big fridge, a dishwasher, an oven and an induction hub.
03:29I chose to use white facades to make this narrow space more spacious.
03:35The floor is covered with terracotta and red colored patterned cement tiles.
03:43The dining room marks the articulation between the kitchen and the living room.
03:51The old wooden floor has been restored and runs into the bedroom, toilets and living room.
03:58The glass from the wall dividing bedroom and dining rooms allows natural light to spill into the dining area.
04:07We chose a large vintage table from the 50s and four vintage chairs from the 70s for the dining room.
04:16Above the dining table there are two blue ceramic pendant lights.
04:23The living room faces the main window with the balcony.
04:30I custom designed some shelves and closets at each end of the window.
04:39We chose not to install too much furniture to make it simple.
04:45The client loves listening to music and he has a great record collection.
04:50So we made this the central part of the living room.
04:56When he wants to watch a movie, he can pull down a projector screen from the ceiling.
05:02We added a lamp next to the vinyl cabinet.
05:07And we put lights on the walls.
05:10It creates a nice atmosphere in the evenings.
05:22The bedroom can be seen from the living room.
05:26From the outset my client wanted a terracotta wall.
05:30It is a color that has some meaning to him.
05:33It gives depth and the terracotta color can be seen from everywhere in the space.
05:40Along one wall there is a floor to ceiling wardrobe that spans the entire bedroom.
05:47It has a lot of space for clothes and household items.
05:53Below the window between the dining room there is a cupboard for more storage.
05:59When the client wants to work from home, there is a pull-out desk here too.
06:10There are two wall-mounted lights on either side of the window.
06:15It makes a comfortable space to work in the evening but also helps to illuminate the dining space on the
06:23other side.
06:26I custom designed the bedside tables.
06:29They are small and have a tiny footprint, perfect for the space.
06:34There are two lamps on either side of the bed for bedtime reading.
06:42The bathroom is quite large and bright with two windows.
06:47It's all white in order to bring out the same entire floor which are the same as the ones in
06:53the kitchen.
06:53The washing machine is inside of a floor to ceiling storage closet.
07:00The sink and vanity are in the brightest corner of the bathroom.
07:05There is a large mirror which helps reflect the light from the windows and floating shelves made from the same
07:11oak as the kitchen.
07:14The vertical lights on each side of the mirror are the same as the ones in the bedroom.
07:22As an architect, I like simplicity and fluidity.
07:26I often use few different materials so the space can feel larger and not overloaded.
07:35Parisian apartments are often tiny but they are a refuge in this big city.
07:41I think it is essential to renovate existing buildings in order to adapt them to our current lifestyle.
07:49In Paris, we are fortunate to have high quality existing buildings full of potential that we should repurpose and make
07:57use of them.
08:11As...
08:14Now take care pour pay attention to the district.
Comments